Question

You are bullish on Telecom stock. The current market price is $100 per share, and you have $15,000 of your own to invest. You borrow an additional $15,000 from your broker at an interest rate of 6.0% per year and invest $30,000 in the stock. a. What will be your rate of return if the price of Telecom stock goes up by 8% during the next year? (Ignore the expected dividend.) (Round your answer to 2 decimal places.)

Answer 1

Answer:

10%

Explanation:

Value of investment in the beginning = $30,000

Value of investment at the end = $30,000 (1 + 0.08)

                                                    = $30,000 × 1.08

                                                    = $32,400

Interest paid = $15,000 × 6%

                     = $900

Rate of return:

$=\frac{Value\ at\ the\ end-Value\ in\ beginning-Interest}{Total\ amount-Borrowed\ amount}\times100$

$=\frac{32,400-30,000-900}{30,000-15,000}\times 100$

$=\frac{1,500}{15,000}\times 100$

      = 10%

Rate of return is 10% if the price of Telecom stock goes up by 8% during the next year.